Car-coupling



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' OAR COUPLING.

No. 252,965. Patented Jan. 31,1882.

L- ATTORNEYS UNrTsn STATES PATENT Orrrcs.

SOLON A. PERRY, OF BELOIT, KANSAS.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 252,965, dated January31, 1882.

Application filed June 10,1881.

To all whom it may concern Be' it known that I, SOLON A. PERRY, ofBeloit, in the county of Mitchell and State of Kansas, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Oar-Couplers; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a partof this application, in which-- Figure 1 is arepresentation ofaperspective of my car-coupler, showing a link inserted. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectionalview,showing a link inserted and the pin in a position to drop down.

This invention has relation to car-couplings; and it consists in thenovel construction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafterfully described, and particularly pointed outin the claim.

In the annexed drawings, the letter A represents the draw-head, havingabove thelinkhole and in front of the coupling-pin a recess, a, which isinclined or concaved, as shown at B, to receive the cam-projection d onthe coupling-pin b, which conforms to the shape of the said recess. Inthe draw-head, in rear of the pin-hole or opening, is a groove, 6, toreceive the end of the coupling link when pushed far back in thedraw-head. From this groove to the stop D is a concave, g, for the pinat its bevel g to slide upon when in the operation of coupling. Abovethis groove is a diverging part, It, which extends up to theentering-hole for the coupling-pin. Journaled near the front, upon qheunder side of the draw-head, in box (No model.)

i, is a lever, I, which is weighted at its rear end, m, and has securedto its forward end a guide-plate, 0, having side flanges, 0, for guidingthe link to the holein the draw-head when it strikes upon the saidplate. The couplingpin is rounded or beveled atits point, as shown at g.This lever I is straight from its pivotal or hearing point to theguide-plate O, and bent downward and backward at its end from saidpoint.

When the link is inserted in the draw-head by a connecting car it willstrike the face of the couplingpin, thus moving it up the concave g andraising it partly out of the recess a, which will cause it to pass overthe end of said link and drop in its opening and back to its normalposition.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent,'is

In a car-coupling, the draw-head A, having the upper recess, a,inclined, as shown, the rear groove, 0, and lower concave, g, incombination with the pivoted guide-plate 0, having flanges 0, andweighted lever I m, and the coupling-pin 0, having cam-projection cl andbeveled or rounded point g, substantially as specified.

In testimony that. I claim the foregoing as my invention I affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

SOLON A. PERRY.

